Marc Hornbeek, a.k.a., DevOps-the-Gray esq. is a globally recognized expert for DevOps, DevSecOps, Continuous Testing and SRE. He is CEO and Principal Consultant at Engineering DevOps Consulting , author of the book "Engineering DevOps", and Ambassador and Author for The DevOps Institute . Marc applies his unique, comprehensive Engineering Blueprints, Seven-Step DevOps Transformation Blueprint and 9 DevOps Pillars discovery and assessment tools, together with targeted workshops skills to create actionable and comprehensive DevOps transformation roadmaps and strategic plans.
Marc is an IEEE Outstanding Engineer, and 45-year IEEE Life member. He is a DevOps leadership advisor/mentor. He is the original author of the Continuous Delivery Ecosystem (CDEF) and Continuous Testing Foundations (CTF) certification courses that are offered by the DevOps Institute. He is a Blogger on DevOps.com and ContainerJournal.com. He is a freelance writer of DevOps content including webinars, and white papers. He is a freelance trainer for DevOps, DevSecOps and SRE courses offered by partners of the DevOps Institute.
Best of 2021 – Kubernetes Supports Nine Pillars of SRE
As we close out 2021, we at Container Journal wanted to highlight the most popular articles of the year. Following is the fourteenth in our series of the Best of 2021. According ...
Best of 2021 – Kubernetes Enables DevOps-as-a-Service (DaaS)
As we close out 2021, we at Container Journal wanted to highlight the most popular articles of the year. Following is the fifth in our series of the Best of 2021. DaaS ...
Best of 2021 – 9 Pillars of Engineering DevOps With Kubernetes
As we close out 2021, we at Container Journal wanted to highlight the most popular articles of the year. Following is the fourth in our series of the Best of 2021. I ...
DevOps Needs SQL Server Containers for Windows
In an earlier blog, I explained the need for DevOps database platforms. The DevOps database requirements apply to all variations of containerized SQL databases as needed to support the variations that exist ...
Ephemeral, Idempotent and Immutable Infrastructure
DevOps works best when the infrastructure is engineered for developers as a flexible “elastic” service. Ephemeral and Elastic Resources If a small, low-risk software change is committed to the trunk branch, the ...
Seven Step Transformation Blueprint for Containers
This blog explains how to apply my Seven-Step Transformation Blueprint to containers. Digital transformations are hard. Many organizations falter while trying to transform their people, practices and technologies to meet strategic objectives. ...
Enterprise Container Platforms Optimize Operations
As I indicated in my prior blog, A New Approach to K8s and Containers, a new kind of enterprise Kubernetes-based container platform is needed to accelerate time-to-value and realize efficient, safe operation ...
A New Approach to K8s and Containers
Kubernetes is the linchpin of the enterprise container platform and central to the digital transformation strategies of many enterprises. It is the de facto standard for addressing and automating modern applications in ...
Kubernetes Practices Gap Assessment
Using Kubernetes to orchestrate containerized software has proven value for DevOps value streams. To get the maximum value from Kubernetes, it is important to use recommended best practices, inclusive of people, processes ...
Nine Pillars of Kubernetes Best Practices
In a prior blog, I explained Nine Pillars of Engineering DevOps with Kubernetes. The nine pillars represent categories of practices. In this blog, I expand on practices for each of the nine ...
